KR20240029878A - Livestock farmer's meat and odor reduction lighting device with visible photocatalyst ceramic filter applied - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes an outer case in the form of a box with openings on both sides, each side having a passage hole through which air can enter and exit; a filter unit provided inside the outer case and allowing air passing through the outer case to come into contact with it; a pair of blowing fans provided on both sides of the outer case and moving air in contact with the filter unit to both sides of the outer case; a pair of blowing motors provided on both sides of the outer case and rotating the blowing fan; and a pair of end cases installed at the openings on both sides of the outer case and having open holes allowing air to pass through. A livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter is provided.

Description

Livestock farmer's meat and odor reduction lighting device with visible photocatalyst ceramic filter applied}

The present invention relates to a sterilization and odor reduction device, and more specifically, to efficiently remove and deodorize various harmful gases present in the air of livestock farms, etc., to create a pleasant atmospheric environment and to improve the living environment of livestock. This relates to a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter.

As is well known, in livestock farms where various livestock such as cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, dogs, etc. are raised, foul-smelling harmful gases mainly composed of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide combined with a unique odor are generated from livestock excrement and feed. Gas spreads several kilometers away from livestock farms and is becoming the cause of many civil complaints.

In addition, the air inside the barn contains many bacterial microorganisms, so there is a risk that livestock can be easily exposed to infectious diseases. In particular, when various infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease or AI occur in one area, livestock in the entire area must be slaughtered. It causes enormous damage to livestock farms.

Therefore, in livestock farms, various methods are being developed to treat the odorous and harmful gases generated from livestock housing, which is the cause of the above problems. However, currently developed technologies do not efficiently treat the odorous and harmful gases generated from livestock housing. There is a problem.

For example, in order to solve the above problems, technologies have been developed to remove bad odors and harmful gases by contacting polluted air from livestock with ozone, etc., but the structure of the device is complicated and the expected deodorizing effect has not been achieved. .

Registered Patent No. 10-2083665

The present invention was devised to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and its purpose is to provide a sterilization and odor reduction device for livestock farms configured to increase sterilization and odor reduction effects.

In addition, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a sterilization and odor reduction device for livestock farms that is compact in structure and convenient for maintenance and repair.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention includes an outer case in the form of a box with openings on both sides, each side having a passage hole through which air can enter and exit; a filter unit provided inside the outer case and allowing air passing through the outer case to come into contact with it; a pair of blowing fans provided on both sides of the outer case and moving air in contact with the filter unit to both sides of the outer case; a pair of blowing motors provided on both sides of the outer case and rotating the blowing fan; and a pair of end cases installed at the openings on both sides of the outer case and having open holes allowing air to pass through. A livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter is provided.

Here, the filter unit is formed in the form of a drum and may include an external drum portion formed with an air passage hole penetrating the inside and outside.

The filter unit may further include an external drum unit that has a smaller diameter than the external drum unit, has a drum shape, and has an air passage hole penetrating the inside and outside.

a space maintaining ring that allows the inner drum portion and the outer drum portion to be disposed with a preset gap; and a plurality of ceramic balls filled between the inner drum portion and the outer drum portion.

Additionally, a closing partition may be further provided at the center of the inner drum portion in the longitudinal direction.

According to the livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using the visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, a plurality of devices are installed around the livestock inhabited at a location where electricity supply is possible, and natural and continuous It has the effect of sterilizing and deodorizing the surrounding air, thereby increasing the convenience of use.

In addition, according to the livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention, the overall structure of the device is made of a compact single product, which has the effect of enabling efficient maintenance and repair management.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device applying a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main components of the livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the filter unit shown in Figure 2;
Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the filter unit shown in Figure 2;
Figure 6 is an exploded and enlarged view of the main components in Figure 2;
Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device applying a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 8 is a perspective view showing the vibration noise unit applied to Figure 7; and
Figure 9 is a side cross-sectional view showing a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention by which the object of the present invention can be realized in detail will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In describing this embodiment, the same names and the same symbols are used for the same components, and additional description accordingly will be omitted.

Meanwhile, since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and detailed descriptions will be given for carrying out the invention. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

Additionally, the terms used below are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense. No.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the main components that make up the odor reduction device, and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device 100 applying a visible photocatalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an external case 110, a filter unit 120, and a lighting unit ( 138), a blower fan 150, a blower motor 170, and an end case 180.

The outer case 110 forms the main exterior of the sterilization and odor reduction device according to this embodiment and is made in the form of a box with openings on both sides, with a through hole 110a through which air can enter and exit throughout each side. This is formed.

The passage hole (110a) is sized to prevent insects or dust over a certain size from entering and exiting, but to allow surrounding air to easily pass through.

Additionally, the outer case 110 may be made of a transparent or translucent material that allows light to pass through both inside and outside.

Next, the filter unit 120 is provided inside the outer case 110 and is configured to allow air introduced through the outer case 110 to contact and enter the maximum area. A more detailed description of the filter unit 120 will be provided later.

One or more lighting units 138 are applied to one side of the external case 110 and may take the form of an LED lamp. Here, the lighting unit 138 can be installed and applied to the filter unit 120 or other configurations other than the external case 110.

The blowing fan 150 is provided inside both sides of the outer case 110 and blows air introduced into the outer case 110 through the passage hole 110a of the outer case 110 to the filter unit 120. Therefore, it serves to move the outer case 110 to both sides.

To this end, the rotation axis of the blower motor 170 is connected to the rotation axis of the blower fan 150, and the blower motor 170 is also provided inside both sides of the external case 110.

As shown, an intermediate connection member 160 is applied between the blower motor 170 and the blower fan 150 so that only the rotation axes of both members are connected without the blower motor 170 and the blower fan 150 being in direct contact. do.

In addition, the end case 180 is installed to close both sides of the outer case 110, and the air flowing inside the outer case 110 is blown into the outer case 110 by the blowing pressure of the blowing fan 150. ) Open holes of a predetermined shape are provided to discharge to the outside, and as shown, it is preferable that a plurality of the open holes are applied in a radial form.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the filter unit shown in Figure 2, and Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the filter unit shown in Figure 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the filter unit 120 includes an external drum unit 121, an internal drum unit 122, a spacer retaining ring 124, and a ceramic ball 133. .

The external drum unit 121 is formed in the form of a drum with openings on both sides, and air passage holes 120a penetrating the inside and outside are formed on the overall surface.

Additionally, the inner drum portion 122 has a smaller diameter than the outer drum portion 121 and is shaped like a drum with openings on both sides. Here, the inner drum part 122, like the outer drum part 121, is formed with an air passage hole 120a penetrating the inside and outside on the entire surface.

In addition, a space maintaining ring 124 is provided to allow the outer drum portion 121 and the inner drum portion 122 to be disposed at a preset distance from each other.

That is, the spacing maintenance ring 124 is connected to the ends of the inner drum part 122 and the outer drum part 121, and forms a preset gap outside the inner drum part 122, and the outer drum part 121 ) is arranged so that it forms a ring shape with an open central part.

In addition, the ceramic balls 133 are filled into the gap formed between the inner drum part 122 and the outer drum part 121 to the extent that a plurality of them are in close contact with each other, but are not discharged to the outside by the space maintaining ring 124. It is composed.

Here, it goes without saying that the size of the ceramic ball 133 is larger than the size of the air passage hole 120a of the inner drum part 122 and the outer drum part 121.

In addition, the ceramic ball 133 has a porous form and its surface is coated with a sterilizing material that reacts with visible light.

In addition, between the ceramic balls 133 filled between the external drum unit 121 and the external drum unit 122, elastic balls made of rubber and of various shapes, such as circular or square blocks, are placed at each preset position. By arranging and filling the ceramic balls 133 in close contact with each other, it is possible to eliminate noise that may occur due to vibration caused by the operation of the blower motor or contact with flowing air.

Meanwhile, as shown, the inner drum portion 122 and the outer drum portion 121 are provided in a laminated form with a gap, and a pair is provided along the longitudinal direction, with a pair of inner drum portions 122 and an outer drum portion on both sides. An auxiliary separation maintenance ring (125) is applied between (121).

Here, the auxiliary separation maintenance ring 125 has a closed partition wall 126 with its central part closed.

In addition, an auxiliary member 128 is applied to connect the space maintaining ring 124 and the auxiliary space maintaining ring 125.

Although not shown in detail, UV-C sterilization LED and visible light LED are simultaneously applied to the auxiliary member 128, so that the air sucked in from the outside is primarily decomposed through the visible photocatalyst ceramic ball, and secondarily. It serves to remove floating bacteria through the auxiliary member 128.

In addition, a groove cut along the longitudinal direction is provided at a position where the outer drum part 121 and the inner drum part 122 correspond, and the auxiliary member 128 is installed in the cut groove to form the outer drum part. (121) and the inner drum portion 122 form a gap and also serve to maintain the arranged state.

Meanwhile, although not shown in detail, a visible light-sensitive photocatalyst composition is coated on the inside of the ceramic ball 133 or the outer case 110, or on the inside or outside of the inner drum part 122 and the outer drum part 121. By doing so, the introduced air can come into contact with the visible light-sensitive photocatalyst composition to achieve sterilization and deodorization effects.

Detailed characteristics and effects of the visible light-sensitive photocatalyst composition are described in Korean Patent No. 1721027. Since the visible light-sensitive photocatalyst composition is already known technology, further detailed description will be omitted.

FIG. 6 is an exploded and enlarged view of the main components in FIG. 2.

2 and 6, the sterilization and odor reduction device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes an air leakage prevention member 140 between the filter unit 120 and the blowing fan 150. do.

The air leakage prevention member 140 includes a rectangular partition wall board part 142, a square rim part 144 protruding on both sides of the circumference of the partition wall board part 142, and the partition wall board part 142. It includes a ring-shaped rim portion 146 that protrudes from both sides in an approximately central area, and an air passage portion 148 that is provided radially inside the ring-shaped rim portion 146.

The ring-shaped rim portion 146 protruding to one side of the partition board portion 142 is provided to be in contact with or in close contact with the end of the outer drum portion 121, and is provided to form a state in which the outer drum portion 121 is in close contact with the other end of the partition board portion 142. Corresponding to the ring-shaped rim 146 protruding to the side, the contact area of the blowing fan 150 is configured to be in close contact without interference.

The air leakage prevention member 140 to which such a ring-shaped rim 146 is applied is connected to the outer case 110, the outer drum portion 121, and the inner drum portion ( The air that has passed through each 122) flows continuously without being lost in the section between the blower fan 150 and the filter unit 120, allowing it to be discharged to the outside through the end case 180. Accordingly, the inflow force of air around the external case 110 can be maintained at maximum efficiency.

According to the livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using the visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, a plurality of sterilization and odor reduction devices are installed around livestock inhabited at a location where electricity supply is possible. do.

Then, when the blower motor 170 and the lighting unit 138 are operated, the air surrounding the external case 110 is transmitted through the internal drum unit 122 through the air passing hole 110a and the air passing hole 120a of the filter unit 120. ) is introduced into the inside.

At this time, the air introduced by visible light generated from the ceramic ball 133 coated with a visible light-sensitive catalyst material and the lighting unit 138 is sterilized and deodorized and then discharged to the outside through the end case 180.

That is, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the effect of continuously sterilizing and deodorizing the surrounding air is achieved, thereby increasing convenience in use.

In addition, the overall structure of the device is made up of a compact single piece, which enables efficient maintenance and repair management.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible light catalyst ceramic filter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a vibration noise unit applied to Figure 7.

According to this embodiment, it further includes a vibration noise unit 230 installed on the outside of the external cover part 110.

The vibration noise unit 230 includes an insertion rod portion 231 inserted into the through hole 110a of the outer cover portion 110, and a blade portion rotatably installed at the upper end of the insertion rod portion 231. (232) and a friction piece 235 provided at the end of the blade portion 232 and intermittently contacting the outer cover portion 110 when the blade portion 232 rotates.

The blade portion 232 and the friction piece 235 are made of a material such as light cellophane, and the blade portion 232 rotates when the air around the outer cover portion 110 flows due to the operation of the blowing fan 150. While the friction piece 235 is continuously in contact with the through hole 110a of the outer cover 110, a certain amount of vibration and noise is generated, which prevents nearby pests from approaching and has the effect of removing dust, etc. from the surface of the outer cover 110. You can bring it.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, a bent piece 210 is inserted into the through hole 110a and bent into an “L” shape, and a confirmation piece 220 provided at the other end of the bent piece 210 and diffracted at a predetermined wind pressure. This additional application makes it possible to determine the operating status of the sterilization and odor reduction device according to this embodiment by determining the degree of bending of the confirmation piece 220.

Meanwhile, the surface of the preset outer area of the external drum unit 121 is coated with a luminous material, and the outer area of the outer cover unit 110 corresponding to the luminous material coating area of the external drum unit 121 is dark. By using the degree to which the luminous part of the external drum part 121 can be easily visually recognized through the through hole 110a of the external cover part 110, it is determined whether the through hole 110a is blocked by dust, etc. This may be possible.

Figure 9 is a side cross-sectional view showing a livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using a visible photocatalyst ceramic filter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and as shown, a closing partition that closes the central portion of the auxiliary separation maintenance ring 125 (126a) is formed in the form of a lens convex on both sides, so that the air flowing into the inner drum part 122 flows smoothly around the closed partition wall 126a and is discharged to both sides of the outer cover part 110. desirable.

At this time, the lens-shaped closed partition 126a may also be formed in a mesh shape, with the ceramic balls 133 disposed inside.

Those skilled in the art to which the above-described present invention pertains will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing its technical idea or essential features. Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims described later rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalent concept should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device
110: External case
120: Deodorization unit
133: Ceramic ball
140: Air leakage prevention member
150: blowing fan
170: Motor part
180: End cover part

Claims (5)

An outer case in the form of a box with openings on both sides, with passage holes through which air can enter and exit are formed on each side;
a filter unit provided inside the outer case and allowing air passing through the outer case to come into contact with it;
a pair of blowing fans provided on both sides of the outer case and moving air in contact with the filter unit to both sides of the outer case;
a pair of blowing motors provided on both sides of the outer case and rotating the blowing fan; and
A pair of end cases installed at openings on both sides of the outer case and having open holes allowing air to pass through;
Including,
Livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using visible light catalyst ceramic filter. According to paragraph 1,
The filter unit is,
An external drum part that is shaped like a drum and has air passage holes penetrating the inside and outside;
Including,
Livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using visible light catalyst ceramic filter. According to paragraph 2,
The filter unit is,
an external drum unit having a smaller diameter than the external drum unit, being shaped like a drum, and having an air passing hole penetrating the inside and outside;
Containing more,
Livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using visible light catalyst ceramic filter. According to paragraph 3,
a space maintaining ring that allows the inner drum portion and the outer drum portion to be disposed with a preset gap; and
a plurality of ceramic balls filled between the inner drum portion and the outer drum portion;
Including,
Livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using visible light catalyst ceramic filter. According to paragraph 1,
A closing partition is further provided at the center of the inner drum portion in the longitudinal direction,
Livestock farm sterilization and odor reduction device using visible light catalyst ceramic filter.

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